Ranting about Vegetarian Meals

Continuing with the vegetarian theme from the last post, I wonder why nearly all vegetarian meals at restaurants:

1. prominently feature mushrooms or peppers or both,

2. are pasta-based,

and

3. include no real protein.

Do people give no real thought to vegetarians? Not all vegetarians like mushrooms or peppers, want pasta, or happy to be protein-free. Just like carnivores, we deserve healthy, well-balanced, varied meals.

--Curly